Botswana vs OECD (EI): Share of electricity generation from coal

Botswana

98.3%

in 2024

OECD (EI)

15.8%

in 2025

Botswana rank

1st

OECD (EI) rank

2nd

Share of electricity generation from coal over time

Botswana currently reports 98.3% against 15.8% in OECD (EI), a difference of 82.4%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 6.2 times OECD (EI)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 1st and OECD (EI) ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

Indicator: Share of electricity generation from coal
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 6,128 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.